Around Town
SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE: We are less than one month away from the April 1 deadline to apply for Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Operation Round Up scholarships. High school seniors who are eligible are encouraged to apply. Those who are interested in applying or want to learn more about the scholarship, click here.
PARENT & TOT SWIM LESSONS: Registration for Parent & Tot swim lessons at the I-S Fitness and Aquatic Center is now open. Sessions will be held on March 26, and April 2, 9, and 16. Cost is $45. Go here for more info.
FRIDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL: The I-S Thunderbirds Boys Varsity basketball team hosts #6 seed Algoma in the WIAA playoffs. Start is 7 p.m. and admission is $6. The winner of this contest will take on the winner of St. Mary Catholic and Southern Door at a site to be decided.
Around the County
WEIGHT LIMITS: The Waupaca County Highway Department announced that its Spring weight limits will begin shortly after midnight on Monday, March 10.
The limits will be lifted when highways ‘become firm,’ but for the time being, starting on Monday, the weight limits will be for the following vehicles: Six-ton load on single axle vehicles, 10-ton load on tandem axle vehicles.
Around the State
FACEBOOK SCAM: The Calumet County Sheriff’s Office said that criminals are using good intentions to turn Facebook shares and likes into profit, according to a Spectrum News 1 article. Different types of fake posts try to lure people to repost about dangerous people, identify injured people, and reunite missing babies. These scammers will then change the text of the post and the photos to something like a home or vacation property with a link, then that link will bring somebody unsuspecting to a scam post that will have a collection for personal information, and the scammer might also require a deposit from that person, and then they’re going to be out money. Read the story here.
